St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-12
Gov. Church Willing That Dakotans
Shall Decide Whether or Not BE
Makes Good Ruler.
Ee Declines to Reply Directly to Warn,
ock, But Says Dakota Editors Are
Generally Fair Minded.
A Big Storm in Hughes County, Oak
MANY Houses Blown Down
and Crops Destroyed.
A Local Option Election Ordered in
Cass C0unty---Dakota's Railroad and
Warehouse Commission.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
HURON, OAK, July 11.-Gov. Church
is here with his family. On being ques
toned in regard to the letter
of j. G. Warnock in Sundays
Pioneer Press he declined to be
be interviewed upon it, but finally his
tongue was unlOosed and he gave utter
ance to the following: Il have nothing
to say in reference to the WarnOck let
ter. do not consider il of sufficient
importance to answer. There are other
gentlemen in Dakota who can tell Of my
candidacy for governor better than |
can. l will only say now that became
a candidate at NJ. II. Days solicitation,
yet l repeatedly declined to allow
my name to be used, knowing
it to be an Office surrounded
by many embarraSsments. Fiually,
after the repeated solicitations of
numerous gentlemen in Dakota, friends
of both Mr.. Day and Mr.. Boynton, | al
lowed my name to be used, but did not
even do this until Mr.. Ziebach had with
drawn from the race. | was shown a
letter of that gentleman about the last
of June, 1856, withdrawing as candl-
date and urging my appointment. L
have not word to say that is unkind of
any Democrat in the territory. / am
trying to discharge my duties in con-
servative manner, ever trying to keep
i'll my minds eye the welfare of the ter
ritOry. | recognize the fact that | may
not have gratified some in my own
party, but when my administration is
ended L will be willing to have the
people
PASS THEIR VERDICT
upon it. In the meantime | shall quietly
submit myself to the criticisms that
every public man must expect and be
willing to submit to. | have no fault to
find with any man, Democrat or Repub-
lican, who fairly and conscientiOusly
criticiSeS my official acts. | am willing
to have them feel and know that fair
criticism is something | wish, and that
in all matters concerning the welfare of
our territory | am willing to receive ad
wise from any one VINO has it to give. be
he Republican or Democrat. While |
am Democrat, and have the neiIare
of my party at heart, l believe
that i'll the discharge of my
duties l shall always attempt to
discharge them in the advancement
of the true welfare of our our people. l
have no political object III view, nor am
l seeking to lay the foundation of any
political preferment. Ii | can succeed
in giving Dakota an honest, broad
gauge administration think it will be
the best recommendation for our party
that it is possible for ii to have. l am
willing, if | can succeed in so doing, t.
retire } private life with the respect Of
my fellow citizens of Dakota. among
whom l expect to pass the balance of
my life. OF the newspapers | wish to
say that as a rule they have used me
with great fairness and feel very CRATE
full to them for doing SO. The press of
Dakota is as rule conducted by fair
minded men, and when they know all
the truth they will deal fairly with
those whom they criticise."